APS General Fellowship
APS Fellowship recognizes members for their outstanding efforts to advancing physics. Members may meet the requirements for Fellowship through:
- Exceptional original research and publication
- Significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology
- Remarkable advancements in the teaching of physics
- Exemplary service and participation in APS activities
Rules and eligibility
Nominating a colleague for APS Fellowship is a way to commend them for excellence in physics and their service to the physics community.
To nominate a colleague for APS Fellowship, you and the additional nominating co-sponsor must be active APS members.
Please also ensure that the individual is an APS member in good standing.
Process and selection
To nominate a colleague for APS Fellowship, please include the following:
- The nominee's name
- The co-sponsor's name, and email address
- A 300 character suggested citation that does not include the nominee's name, gendered pronouns, or symbols, and begins with, "For..."
- A 2,500 character paragraph expanding on the citation to indicate the originality and significance of the contributions
- A PDF sponsor's recommendation letter
- The co-sponsor's recommendation letter, which must be uploaded by the co-sponsor
- The nominee's curriculum vitae (CV), which must include academic and employment history, professional honors, a list of principal publications only, and other significant contributions to physics
- Optional: Up to two additional PDF letters of support, which must be uploaded by the letter writers
Selection Committee
- John Marston (Chair)
- Gabriela Gonzalez
- Beverly Hartline
- Kenneth Brown
- Kandice Tanner
- Laurie McNeil
- Robert Bernstein
- David Hall
- William Ratcliff
Recent recipients
Ling Miao
2022 recipient
For leading the APS journals in new directions as the inaugural Managing Editor of Physical Review X, the first open access venue of the Physical Review family to cover all areas of pure, applied, and interdisciplinary physics.
Harsh Mathur
2020 recipient
For leadership in demonstrating the universality of physics through ground-breaking research across the discipline, and through public outreach showing the power of theoretical physics to introduce innovation in art history, linguistics, and epidemiology.
Charles Albert Weatherford
2019 recipient
For the innovative development and application of numerical techniques to few-body systems, and for a passionate commitment to educating and mentoring African-American men and women.
James W. Taylor
2017 recipient
In recognition of distinguished and committed service to APS and its leadership, and for his essential role in making Corporate Reform a reality and continually striving for organizational excellence.
Mingming Wu
2016 recipient
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The membership of APS is diverse and global, and the nominees and recipients of APS Honors should reflect that diversity so that all are recognized for their impact on our community. Nominations of members belonging to groups traditionally underrepresented in physics, such as women, LGBT+ scientists, scientists who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), disabled scientists, scientists from institutions with limited resources, and scientists from outside the United States, are especially encouraged.
Nominees for and holders of APS Honors (prizes, awards, and fellowship) and official leadership positions are expected to meet standards of professional conduct and integrity as described in the APS Ethics Guidelines. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of honors or removal from office.